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Test galleryPhotos of the new Shrimper 21

Andreas Fritsch

 · 31.05.2015

Test gallery: Photos of the new Shrimper 21Photo: YACHT/N. Günter
The cuddly gaff boat from England replaces the 19-footer as the top model. Many tips for improvements came from the class association

For decades, fishermen's workboats have been recreated on the west coast of Cornwall in the classic style: Cornish Shrimper and the larger Cornish Crabber. The Shrimper is the entry-level class, small, cuddly, gaff-rigged with a long keel and stub keels for falling dry. The Kliner-style boats have a dedicated fan base that sails them even in rough conditions and goes on tours throughout Europe every year. Although the shrimpers are relatively heavy (1.4 tonnes), they are easy to trailer and very simple to rig.

The lines of the small boat are pleasing, tiny side decks conceal the quasi forecastle look very nicely
Photo: YACHT/N. Günter

We tested the latest addition to the Shrimper series, the 21. Here are our first visual impressions, read the detailed test from YACHT 14/2015 here!

Andreas Fritsch

Andreas Fritsch

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Andreas Fritsch was born in Buxtehude in 1968 and has been sailing since childhood, first in a dinghy and later on his own keelboats on the Elbe and later the Baltic Sea. After studying political science, German and history in Münster, he began working as a journalist and joined the YACHT editorial team in 1997. Since 2001, he has focussed on travel and charter and has travelled to almost all areas of the world and regularly charters in the Mediterranean, with Greece being his favourite area. He has written two cruising guides for the Mediterranean (Charter Guide Ionian Sea and Turkish Coast). In addition to travelling, he is a fan of the Open 60 and Maxi-Tri scene and regularly writes about these topics in YACHT. He has been sailing a classic GRP Grinde on the Baltic Sea for several years.

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